The Cadillac CT6 could have been dropped within the U.S. after 2020 nevertheless it stays on sale in China, and a brand new prototype sighting suggests a redesigned model is on the best way.
Cadillac engineers have been noticed testing a brand new full-size sedan believed to be a successor to the CT6. The prototype was noticed testing on U.S. soil, nevertheless it’s unlikely the automotive will probably be supplied exterior of China, the place sedans nonetheless promote in vital numbers.
Search for it to be launched in that market someday in 2023.
The brand new sedan appears to be like comparable in dimension to the present CT6, which measures 205.8 inches in size. However as a substitute of the standard notchback design of the CT6, the brand new sedan adopts a curved roof with a fastback design.
2023 Cadillac CT6 spy pictures – Photograph credit score: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
Underpinning the automotive is considered Basic Motors’ VSS-R rear-wheel-drive platform. It is a member of the VSS (Car Technique Set) portfolio of platforms designed for internal-combustion automobiles, and replaces each the Omega platform of the CT6 and Alpha II platform of the smaller CT4 and CT5 sedans.
Finishing the VSS portfolio is a VSS-F platform designed for mini and subcompact automobiles with front-wheel drive, a VSS-S platform for small and mid-size automobiles with front-wheel drive, and a VSS-T platform for body-on-frame automobiles.
The CT6 is obtainable in China with the selection of two.0-liter turbo-4 or twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 powertrains, or a plug-in hybrid setup utilizing the two.0-liter engine as its internal-combustion element. Anticipate the brand new sedan to reach with an identical spate of powertrains.
However what about an electrical sedan from Cadillac? The automaker is planning one, together with for the U.S. It is referred to as the Celestiq, and it is a big hatchback primarily based on GM’s Ultium EV platform and battery set. It is anticipated to go on sale in 2024 as a 2025 mannequin, and be priced in Bentley and Rolls-Royce territory.
